Tanaka Ao
Japan
Current Club:
Position:
Midfielder
Number:
22
Age:
27 (10.09.1998)
Height:
180 cm
Weight:
75 kg
Preferred Foot:
Right
Market value:
€10.20m
Contract expires:
30.06.2028
Tanaka Ao Last matches
| Date | Match |
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| 13.04 |
Manchester United
Leeds United
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1 2 | 74’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 05.04 |
West Ham United
Leeds United
|
2 2 | 69’ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Match |
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| 31.03 |
England
Japan
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0 1 | 20’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Match |
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| 21.03 |
Leeds United
Brentford
|
0 0 | 23’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.03 |
Crystal Palace
Leeds United
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0 0 | On the bench | ||||||
| Date | Match |
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| 08.03 |
Leeds United
Norwich City
|
3 0 | 70’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Match |
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| 03.03 |
Leeds United
Sunderland
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0 1 | On the bench | ||||||
| 28.02 |
Leeds United
Manchester City
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0 1 | On the bench | ||||||
| 21.02 |
Aston Villa
Leeds United
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1 1 | On the bench | ||||||
| Date | Match |
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| 15.02 |
Birmingham City
Leeds United
|
1 1 | 78’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tanaka Ao Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/08/24 |
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
Leeds United
|
4M €
Transfer
|
| 30/06/22 |
Kawasaki Frontale
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
1M €
Transfer
|
| 29/06/22 |
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
Kawasaki Frontale
|
Return from loan |
Tanaka Ao Career
National leagues
National cups
International cups
National team
| Team | Competition |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | ||||||||
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Leeds United
|
Premier League
|
22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | ||||||||
|
Leeds United
|
Championship
|
43 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | ||||||||
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Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
2. Bundesliga
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | ||||||||
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
Bundesliga
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | ||||||||
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
2. Bundesliga
|
30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022/2023 | ||||||||
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
2. Bundesliga
|
22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021/2022 | ||||||||
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
2. Bundesliga
|
29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 151 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Team | Competition |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | ||||||||
|
Leeds United
|
FA Cup, Qualification
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | ||||||||
|
Leeds United
|
FA Cup, Qualification
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | ||||||||
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
DFB Pokal
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | ||||||||
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
DFB Pokal
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022/2023 | ||||||||
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
DFB Pokal
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021/2022 | ||||||||
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
DFB Pokal
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Team | Competition |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||||||||
|
Kawasaki Frontale
|
AFC Champions League Elite
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team | Competition |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||||||
|
Japan
|
U21 Friendly Games
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | ||||||||
|
Japan
|
FIFA World Cup Qualification OFC
|
9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | ||||||||
|
Japan
|
U21 Friendly Games
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | ||||||||
|
Japan
|
U21 Friendly Games
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | ||||||||
|
Japan
|
U21 Friendly Games
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | ||||||||
|
Japan
|
FIFA World Cup Qualification OFC
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | ||||||||
|
Japan
|
FIFA World Cup Qualification OFC
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | ||||||||
Japan U23
|
U23 AFC Championship, Qualification
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
Player rating is based on a proprietary algorithm, taking into account ball actions, performance in attack and defense, and the player’s direct influence on the game outcome
Tanaka Ao injury history
| From | Until | Injury |
|---|---|---|
| 13.04.2026 | ? |
Injury
|
| 25.08.2025 | 11.09.2025 |
Knee Injury
|
| 02.04.2024 | 26.04.2024 |
Convalescence
|
